Oxyacids are acids that contain hydrogen, oxygen, and another element (often a nonmetal).
Think of oxyacids as a fruit salad where the fruits represent different elements. The main ingredients are always the same - hydrogen and oxygen (like apples and bananas in a fruit salad), but the third ingredient can vary (like adding strawberries, blueberries or peaches to your salad).
Hydrogen Bonding: This is a special type of dipole-dipole attraction between molecules, involving a hydrogen atom attached to a highly electronegative atom.
Acid Strength: This refers to the ability of an acid to donate protons or accept electron pairs.
Bronsted-Lowry Acid: A Bronsted-Lowry acid is any substance that can donate a proton (H+ ion) to another substance.
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